Thomas Tuchel unimpressed as new England era begins with with over Albania - reaction

A first game that was encouraging rather than electrifying, with most of the new excitement offered by Myles Lewis-Skelly rather than any sense of a new era. Thomas Tuchel’s week culminated in the teenager’s night, as he became England football team’s youngest ever debutant goalscorer in this professional 2-0 win over Albania.

Thomas Tuchel praised “amazing” history-making debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly but wants better from England having started his reign with a Wembley win against Albania.

After being named Sir Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor in October, the head coach began life in charge of the back-to-back Euro runners-up with a World Cup qualification victory on Friday night.

Thomas Tuchel said he has already “fallen in love” with Myles Lewis-Skelly after his record-breaking England debut.

The 18-year-old became the youngest player to score on his senior England debut as he netted the first goal under Tuchel in the 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley.

The Arsenal full-back, who only broke into Mikel Arteta’s first team this season, converted Jude Bellingham’s excellent pass and Tuchel as impressed with his performance and impact.

He told ITV: "Amazing player. Amazing personality. He came into camp and showed straight away that it's normal to fall in love with him. It is well deserved.”

England head coach Thomas Tuchel said he wanted “more impact” from his wide players and said Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford were not as “decisive” as they could have been in his first game in charge against Albania.

Tuchel explained that he wanted more “dribbling” and “aggressive runs” and said elements of Foden and Rashford’s performances were “missing” in the 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley.

Thomas Tuchel confirmed Anthony Gordon picked up a hip injury and said it looks a “bit worrying”.

"He looks injured. First of all I thought it's his stomach, but it's his hip and it does not look good. It's a bit worrying, yeah."

"We will get better, we will get more rhythm. We will understand better now, I will understand the players better, so where do they feel confident? Where do we struggle? Why is it for us hard to find more runs and to find more aggressive movements into the very last third?

"And from there we will get better, to implement the higher rhythm and be simply look more dangerous also in front of goal.

"But it's step by step. It was a complicated opponent, they play an unorthodox style and individually, of course, we can have more impact from the wingers, we can play more diagonal through the gaps and not always around the block.”

Jude Bellingham on what went well for England and what went missing in the 2-0 win over Albania.

"Pretty good, we had clear ideas of what we wanted to do and how to play. It is difficult against a team that sits so low. Generally we stuck to the plan well, we had a really good week of training. A good win to start the new era.

"Keeping the rhythm, keeping the tempo [are the things to work on]. Maybe being a bit more clinical. The more we are together as a group the more we will learn."

Thomas Tuchel said he has already “fallen in love” with Myles Lewis-Skelly after his record-breaking England debut.

The 18-year-old became the youngest player to score on his senior England debut as he netted the first goal under Tuchel in the 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley.

The Arsenal full-back, who only broke into Mikel Arteta’s first team this season, converted Jude Bellingham’s excellent pass and Tuchel as impressed with his performance and impact.

He told ITV: "Amazing player. Amazing personality. He came into camp and showed straight away that it's normal to fall in love with him. It is well deserved."

England debut, England goal, and now player of the match award for Myles Lewis-Skelly!

England head coach Thomas Tuchel said he wanted “more impact” from his wide players and said Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden were not “decisive” as they could be in his first game in charge against Albania.

Tuchel explained that he wanted more “dribbling” and “aggressive runs” and said elements of Rashford and Foden’s performances were “missing” in the 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley.

Overall, Tuchel said England “can do better” and “have to better” in future matches after goals from Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane gave England a winning start in their World Cup qualifying campaign.